export function validateIPv4AddressInput(value: string | undefined): string | undefined { if (!value) { return "IP address is required for custom bind mode"; } const trimmed = value.trim(); const parts = trimmed.split("."); if (parts.length !== 4) { return "Invalid IPv4 address (e.g., 192.168.1.100)"; } if ( parts.every((part) => { const n = parseInt(part, 10); return !Number.isNaN(n) && n >= 0 && n <= 255 && part === String(n); }) ) { return undefined; } return "Invalid IPv4 address (each octet must be 0-255)"; }